| A | B |
| algebraic expression | a number and a letter representing an unknown number {9x} |
| coefficient | the number in the algebraic expression {9} |
| factors | both the number and the letter in the algebraic expression {9 & x} |
| Integers | any positive or negative whole number or zero {9} |
| terms | the two factors 9 and x {9x} |
| variables | the letter representing the unknown number {x} |
| order of operations | brackets>multiply/divide>add/subtract |
| like terms | terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power {3x[square] & 7x[square]} |
| power | the superscript number showing how many times a factor is multiplied by itself |
| two terms | 5x + 3y |
| three terms | 3x2 ā 7ab + 2eāĻ |
| negative times negative | positive |
| Negative times positive | negative |